The Republic of Sudan, or Sudan for short, sometimes called North Sudan after the independence of South Sudan, is located in northeastern Africa, along the Red Sea and at the eastern end of the Sahara Desert. It has an area of 1,886,068 square kilometers, making it the third largest country in Africa and the 16th …
The State of Libya, commonly known as Libya, is an Arab country in North Africa, located on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt, the Republic of Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria and Tunisia. It covers an area of 1.76 million square kilometers. The Libyan region has belonged to the Roman Empire, the Arab …
The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, is the most populous country in Northeast Africa, with an area of 1,001,450 square kilometers and a population that surpassed 100 million in February 2020. Ancient Egypt, which originally existed in the region, was one of the world’s ancient civilizations and had some degree of interaction …
The Principality of Andorra is often translated as the Principality of Andorra, commonly known as Andorra. It is a micro-state with an area of 468 square kilometers and is the only remaining cognate bishopric in continental Europe, located in the southeast of the Pyrenees, near France and Spain. The capital is the city of Andorra. …
The Republic of Portugal, commonly known as Portugal or Portugal, is a republic on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with a unitary and semi-presidential system of government and a capital at Lisbon. Cape Roca, west of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, is the westernmost point of the European continent. In addition to the mainland of …
The Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as Spain, is a constitutional monarchy located in southwestern Europe, along with Portugal and Andorra, on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering France and Andorra in the northeast, and covering about five-sixths of the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish is now spoken by 500 million people worldwide, making it the third most spoken …
The Republic of Malta, commonly known as Malta, is a republican micro-state located in Southern Europe, with the capital city of Valletta. It is an island nation located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea and is composed of several islands, including Malta, Gozo and Comino. The island of Comino is a bird sanctuary and …
The most stately and dignified Republic of San Marino, commonly known as the Republic of San Marino or San Marino, is located on the northeast side of the Apennines on the Italian peninsula, in a state of state surrounded by Italy. San Marino has an area of 61.2 square kilometers (23.6 square miles) and a …
The Vatican City State, commonly known as the Vatican or Vatican City, once translated as the Vatican, is an inland city-state (country within country) ruled directly by the Holy See, the highest authority of the Catholic Church, and the smallest country in the world in terms of territorial size. Its territory is located in the …
The Italian Republic, commonly known as Italy, is a sovereign European state, consisting mainly of the boot-shaped Italian peninsula in southern Europe and the two Mediterranean islands of Sicily and Sardinia. The country is administratively divided into 20 regions (5 of which are autonomous regions), 110 provinces and 8,100 cities. The capital is Rome, where …
